Some people consider programming languages to be religions: http://web.archive.org/web/20090925003524/http://www.aegisub.net:80/2008/12/if-programming-languages-were-religions.html
Though we know it's far more important than that. On Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 8:07 AM, Ted Roche <tedro...@gmail.com> wrote: > Great Friday question! All of them! PostScript, Lua, Perl-Compatible > Regular Expressions, Bourne Shell Script, PowerScript, COBOL, even > FoxPro! It's handy to know a few and dabble in a few more. > > You'd expect a home contractor to arrive with a truck full of tools, > not just a hammer. In a pinch you can do a lot with a hammer, but you > wouldn't want a house that was built with nothing else. A professional > who knows one language is a one-trick pony. > > ProagProg has their "Learn Seven" books, worth considering: > > https://pragprog.com/book/btlang/seven-languages-in-seven-weeks > https://pragprog.com/book/rwdata/seven-databases-in-seven-weeks > https://pragprog.com/book/7web/seven-web-frameworks-in-seven-weeks > > ... and more (search for "seven") > > On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 3:05 PM, Stephen Russell <srussell...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> Javascript, HTML5, CSS, in an MVC environment today. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Alan Bourke <alanpbou...@fastmail.fm> >> wrote: >> >>> Make it C# would be my opinion. >>> >>> -- >>> Alan Bourke >>> alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm >>> >>> On Fri, 17 Jun 2016, at 06:21 PM, Kurt Wendt wrote: >>> > Yeah - I started on an Apple II doing BASIC in 1980. Dabbled in BASIC for >>> > years - then 'fell in love' with TurboPascal. >>> > >>> > I'm still doing VFP. But, at my job - they are Pushing me Seriously to >>> > get on-board w/.Net - and either learn VB or C#. >>> > >>> > So - I gotta get crackin' and start watching some video tutorials - and >>> > get my head wrapped around a new language... >>> > >>> > Regards, >>> > Kurt Wendt >>> > Senior Systems Analyst >>> > >>> > >>> > Tel. +1-212-747-9100 >>> > www.GlobeTax.com >>> > >>> > >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of John >>> > R. Sowden >>> > Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 1:16 PM >>> > To: profoxt...@leafe.com >>> > Subject: Re: [NF] Which Programming Language Should I Learn? >>> > >>> > This is interesting. When I started with computers in 1977 (TRS-80 Model >>> > I), I was the target market for computers, software, etc. I am a small >>> > businessperson who invested time and energy into using computers. >>> > I loved it! Now, I am not recognized at all. Either I use canned >>> > software (gnucash, a quicken wanna be), an Office Program (Libre Office), >>> > etc. or I am a "developer" earning a living writing code for others. >>> > Neither apply. I have been writing in dBASE II, dBXL, Foxbase, >>> > FoxPro/DOS (Visual Foxpro 5.0, never worked (not enough memory error with >>> > more than enough memory)). Now I am trying Pure Basic. I wonder what >>> > happened to the rest of us. >>> > >>> > John >>> > >>> > >>> > On 06/17/2016 09:54 AM, Gene Wirchenko wrote: >>> > > At 09:18 2016-06-17, Alan Bourke <alanpbou...@fastmail.fm> wrote: >>> > >> With added Lord Of The Rings comparisions. >>> > >> >>> > >> http://carlcheo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/which-programming-lang >>> > >> uage-should-i-learn-first-infographic.png >>> > >> >>> > > >>> > > It made for a break from all the shooting-yourself-in-the-foot >>> > > comparisons. >>> > > >>> > > Sincerely, >>> > > >>> > > Gene Wirchenko >>> > > >>> > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/cacw6n4vbtujidoqnqhabjywrbevncz-rqs1frov-3shzpgf...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
